rover v8 in mini clubman

[roger mcnab]

hi
well thats the alloy bonnet needs welding to finish it or maybe that alloy solder that might be cheaper or i can do a steel one that will look much the same but i can weld it the alloy one i can not do as i need a tig for that and they are not cheap
but the bump in the front is to clear the air cleaner
well cheers and keep up the good work roger mcnab

[roger mcnab]

well after a lot of time spent on other pursuits and looking at the alloy bonnet i decided to make a steel one as i can do all the welding myself so i got some 1.2mm steel and cut the edge foe the back of the bonnet and clipped it to the back of old steel bonnet and started welding in the pieces will post finished item when finished
diff gears finished and coming in the mail soon 2.7 ratio for the 1800 gearbox now to pay for the flywheel and things will start to happen still along way ahead
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

well with good intentions i started with the new bonnet for the clubman as the air cleaner sits higher than would be convenient and as the standard bonnet will not fit i need to get this right as the alloy one will cost a lot to be welded so i cut a strip for the back lip and a small panel to raise the middle section up for carb /air cleaner clearance then cut some side panels to bring it to the sides welded them on and then cut and shaped the side strips and welded the left one on and trial fitted and it is wrong but the right side will be fine but the left will need to be cut and patched
will leave bonnet on car and tack the bits til all is good then weld it all up this will keep me busy til doomsday but can not go anywhere yet so happy
shedding
cheers roger mcnab

[timmy201]

Here’s the most recent photo

[roger mcnab]

hi all well thanks to timmy 201
well after a lot of mucking about that pic got to timmy i need to work out a better way well progress is being made i cut the front 25 mm from the old bonnet and welded it on the new bonnet and fitted a curved strip in the middle to the front and now shaping the left piece in front of the scope that will stabilize the bonnet and then i can finish it with mx5 hinges and gt falcon lock down clips
keep up the good work cheers roger mcnab

[roger mcnab]

well what a day it was rain and more rain but picked up the new fly wheel and allthe bits needed to machine it up a great job done now need to do a put together to se if the clutch shaft fits into the crank end if not then work out what needs doing to get it to fit
might have to skim a bit of the gearbox or make a special gasket once this is sorted then the adapters can be welded to the sides of the block and the extension for the gear box welded up and installed
slowly it is coming together at least the rust in the body is about 6 inches square no salt on our roads here in oz it probably gets sent over to you guys
well happy mini ing cheers roger mcnab

[roger mcnab]

hi all
i have made the bonnet for the clubman just fitting the boxster bonnet hinges so the bonnet will work how i want it just need to flatten some parts that have bowed a bit of heat shrinking never done before but should go ok will get some better pics now i have the camera i found it while searching for some thing else
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

well a new year and not much done to the car but other things get in the way but in between other things have got the swivel hubs also got the old bearings out of the upper control arms just waiting to give them a coat of paint the outer cv joints came as well with bearings and ball joints just waiting for the discs and drive flanges
need to work out how to strengthen the front for coil over shocks also the rear for same had to buy new motor for my saw bench and fit same in saw bench so money spent there also need new crank shaft for triumph daytona engine more money to get
also need to get the engine block rebored +20 then i can put the crank in and see if the drive fits fingers crossed
HAPPY NEW YEAR KEEP COVID SAFE
cheers roger mcnab 2021

[roger mcnab]

hi
well time and tide wait for no man so i have been working on the car on the little jobs like sorting laser wipers for the mini and all the little things that make it complicated like the clubman has recessed wiper posts with different rubber fittings the bonnet center was of center so had to be cut out and moved also raised at the same time
but i may finish it in a few years as long as i do not tire of it first
cheers roger

[Ronnie]

hi
well time and tide wait for no man

Hi Roger and pictures say it better than words Keep up the good work.

[roger mcnab]

hi
well i should get the camera out and take a few pics and get them on the site will try to remember to do so in the meen time i need to put the t100 daytona bike engine aside and get the front end sorted so i can get this moving again and have money for the mini instead of buying engine parts for the other distraction
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

g,day
well after a lot of searching i finally got the door locks for my clubman today as these are not made any more i had to work out what australian cars were made here in the 70s lots of morris cars were made bit most have gone but a guy i get austin 1800 parts from for my uni gt project had a austin kimberly
a 70s aussie made version of land crab and he had the locks now i need to find the rods that connect to the other bits
the english locks look the same but differ in same part and do not fit
1 problem solved heaps to follow
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

hi all it seems that some problems are followed by the solution very quickly a friend nearby is restoring a mini and it turns out that it is a clubman so i will see if he will make me some rods for the door locks this could be the answer
been raining here for a few days and i am making a linen cupboard for the wife so car is on back burner for now
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

g"day
well as i am missing out on all the fun next week i will take the block in to get rebored so i can start putting the thing together
been having a great time doing the ball joints bearings etc so i need to get a move on once the block comes out i can swap the gear box so i can get the length of the drive shafts then get the 1800 shafts cut and splined to suit they will be the same length so no over steer from the 200 hp should be fun
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

hi all
just a short up date no progress on car as yet but have done some work on other things like making a new trolley for the mig as the bought one started to sag under the weight so made one out of some thick timber and some scrap tube for a grinder rack will try to get a pic then to rid the shed of all the timber that was always in the way i built a new work bench to get the rickety old one that has been there for 20 years how i made kitchens on it without it collapsing is a miracle now the timber is out of the way work might start again with less hinderence
cheers roger mcnab

[roger mcnab]

hi well the best laid plans of mice and men seem to quickly go to ruin not much happening with the cars and bikes except that a friend bought a 99 zx9 kawasaki complete in boxes which means that lots of bits missing so that has been holding things up big time but have done some work on bonnet number 4 this is in grp so no buckled steel just lots of frustration but good practice for the uni gt body some time in the future
well keep up the good work and stay covid free cheers roger mcnab

[roger mcnab]

hi
well to day i thought that a bit of work on the mini would be a good idea so i got no 2 gearbox out from the bench and cleaned it up and also the thing that holds the diff in place then after they cleaned up well i put the pinion gear on and then fitted the crown gear and put the diff in place the new straight cut diff gears fitted perfectly put the rear housing on then put the flanges in for the hardy spicer joints next job will be taking the empty gear box shell out and put the front discs in so i can work out the drive shaft length so i can get them welded up half 1800 half mini with sleeve welded over the join then the gear box comes out for final assembly also the extended oil pick up was to be made as well so some progress is being made the t100r project will have to wait
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

well abit more done i got the 10 mm alloy plate to bolt to the end of gearbox then cut it to shape and bolted it in place then cut the pieces to be welded in place to make the extension to make up the rest of the sump so next week it goes to the mates place to be welded up then it will be transfered to the other gearbox and put in car then to work out the drive shafts this will be interesting
well cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

hi
just before christmas i drove past a local transport depot and they had a pile of pine pallets out front for free so went home got trailer and went back a lot were gone but one of the workers called out that there was more inside so i drove in and loaded up the trailer with some very good ones
pulled them apart at home and while looking at the 100x40mm gluts i had a thought i could make some ends for a spit to put the mini on so doubling the legs and putting a bottom for wheels yet to buy and some pipe and bits i will have a spit for the car pics to follow
cheers roger

[roger mcnab]

hi a small bit of progress went to the steel shop for some lengths of steel c sections for the shade cloth on the garden they had a few bins of castors for sale so grabbed 4 for the spit so making progress slowly waiting to get the money to pay for rebore so started making a tz style fuel tank for my 4 cyl air cooled rd yamaha making it out of an old boat that i found the seat pressings are perfect for the sides and length is just right so a bit of fiddling will get it done also waiting for more parts for the mini still on ship hope it does not sink
well cheers roger